Breakpoint Insertion for Media Clip Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video on demand (VOD) systems do not allow users to easily share specific moments or clips from multimedia content with others, limiting social interaction and content dissemination.
Innovation Solution
Inserting breakpoints and reference links into multimedia files, enabling users to select and share specific clips within media files, which can be shared via various networks and platforms, such as social media, email, or messaging services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users share entire media files, then complete content is shared, but file size and sharing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the media file into multiple clips by inserting breakpoints at specific timestamps. Each clip represents a meaningful segment of the original content. Users can then share individual clips rather than entire files, reducing file size and sharing complexity while maintaining content completeness for the specific moment being shared.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts specific moments or clips from the original media file by identifying and isolating relevant segments between breakpoints. These extracted clips can be shared independently as reference links, allowing users to share only the necessary portion of content rather than the complete file.
2Ease of operation
If breakpoints are inserted into media files, then specific clips can be shared, but processing time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-inserting breakpoints into media files during content upload or processing. This advance preparation creates a structured format with designated clip boundaries, enabling rapid clip extraction and sharing later without requiring complex real-time processing when users want to share moments.
3Ease of operation
If reference links are provided for clips, then sharing is simplified, but link management and tracking complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary reference link system that mediates between the original media file and shared clips. Each clip is associated with a unique reference link that encapsulates the necessary information (file identifier, clip boundaries, timestamps). This intermediary layer simplifies sharing for users while the system backend manages the complexity of link generation, validation, and tracking.
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AI summary
Described herein are systems and methods for inserting breakpoints and reference links into a multimedia file. A method may comprise receiving breakpoint information from a content provider, wherein the breakpoint information is specific to a first digital media file of a plurality of digital media files, inserting a plurality of breakpoints into the first digital media file based on the breakpoint information, wherein the plurality of breakpoints designate at least one clip within the first digital media file, receiving a user share request from a user device to share the at least one clip within the first digital media file, and providing the user device with a sharable reference link to the at least one clip.